3 As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 25:3
Wisdom Before Kings: Hidden Matters, Fitting Words, Faithful Messengers, Enemies, Restraint, and Self-Control
The chapter moves from the historical introduction and royal wisdom, to humility and restraint before kings, to disputes and fitting speech, to faithful and unfaithful communication, to patience and neighborly limits, to mercy toward enemies, and finally to warnings about slander, quarrels, compromise, excess, and the necessity of self-control.
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As the heavens שָׁמַ֣יִם H8064 Noun - masculine plural are high לָ֭רוּם H7312 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular and the earth וָאָ֣רֶץ H776 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular is deep לָעֹ֑מֶק H6011 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular so the hearts וְלֵ֥ב H3820 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of kings מְ֝לָכִ֗ים H4428 Noun - masculine plural cannot אֵ֣ין H369 Adverb be searched חֵֽקֶר׃ H2714 Noun - masculine singular